This video looks like a freaky awesome kitchen chemistry experiment—but it's actually a trick. The cool thing? Even the trick has some nifty science going on behind it. Watch the video after the jump to find out what's really happening here.
ChemSpider Blog: A Well-Done Scientific Hoax Called 'Water Marbles'
(Thanks, Joanne Manaster!)
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